Kathy Lee Gifford

[XenaAmazon]

Screw that ignorant bible thumper. Never going to watch her show. 

[stars11234]

Why...just why...

[Luaxen]

WHO THE FUCK IS SHE!? WHO THE FUCK.. IS SHE? She's a dumb fucking bitch that's who she is.. learn some fucking love.. and learn who Pagans REALLY are... stupid cunt.

[Digikitty21]

Blonde moment, much?

)0(

[MentalBadger]

I've no idea who this woman is, but she doesn't seem very bright

[kirkconway]

kathy and every one like her need s to shut their mouth and quit making stupid comment's like an idiot.

[quinton50h]

hey!!!! shut up you relize how bad this makes you look!

[PerianArdocyl]

Oh, wow. I had to click on this after watching Quanyin81's video, and I could have sort of understood if she had made the reference in casual conversation in one of those comfy couch settings, but while posing a trivia question? Not only was that way out of line, it was completely unprofessional.

[jc7622]

Winston Churchill was a Druid (pagan) and played a huge part in saving Europe from the Nazis. Read some of his quotes. Brilliant person - more intelligent than this pinhead. Pagan religions enjoying a rebirth in Great Britian.

[thebigskynow]

kathy lee griffin, C U Next Tuesday!

[foxyterradon]

What?!!

[electricalsemen]

She is such a phony, attention-whoring motormouth cunt. Why doesn't she crawl back under her rock already, the entire world is sick of her.

[searayus1]

@electricalsemen ...yeah, but I would still bang the shit outta her!

[wayne99fan]

Seriously Kathy....WTF????

[pinky9150]

I have never liked Kathy Lee and think we all should think of soemthing interesting especially for Kathy Lee. Any suggestions? Some Root work would be in order after all her comment was religious discrimination . Paganism is protected under the 1St amendment freedom of speach the Also under freedom of Religion. It is not the worl according to Kathy Lee. After All even Regis tired of her. Remeber?

[daligoddess2006]

That is just pure ignorance on her part. Many of the traditions that Christians follow today came from the Pagans! LOL

[peaceandloveinaction]

@Oreceo lol, mental capacity of a stone is a bit bigger I bet. ;) lol

[peaceandloveinaction]

lol what an idiot, I'm guessing she got her refereneces about Pagans from the fucking Wizard of Oz or maybe Fox New...?? O.o

[MentalBadger]

typical empty headed ignorant yank

[CountKleinmeyer]

Um Wow. So, she used to have sweat shops produce her products and now she's calling pagan's "bad" and "nasty?"

What an idiot! Those with glass reputations really shouldn't throw stones

[AnyaPagan]

shes a fucking idiot. her "apology" was shit.

[ElectricShark]

I doubt Kathy Lee Gifford even knows what a pagan is.

The woman is so stupid.

Glad Regis got rid of her and replaced her with Kelly.

Kathy's braincells all died.

[lildude77504]

Kathy Lee Gifford is a decent person. Stop the hatred.

[KolikaLove]

That whore is such a drunk.

Nasty, bad Pagans?

How about Drunken Christian Whore? Is that okay? Yeah. Boosh.

[peaceandloveinaction]

@KolikaLove XD

[MsYogawolf]

that bitch.

[peaceandloveinaction]

@MsYogawolf Well said

[mikeness31091]

Nasty pagans? oh. I wasn't aware.... I'm pretty sure I'm not nasty, or bad... :(

[Drakelah]

Slave labor using idiot.

[KingMKLA]

AtrumTentatio The reason the pagan community got so "pissy" as you say is because, had someone said "Christians, the nasty bad Christians" on live tv they would have been fired from the station, and probably sued for a lot of money. The studio she worked at wasn't going to do anything. The other reason why I personally was pissed was because of her "apology" which she mocked and laughed at. I wrote letters to her studio telling them the apology offended me as it did.

[AtrumTentatio]

I don't see why people got so pissy about this... She didn't sound like she really hates pagans or anyhing serious. Lame.

[DigitalPraise7]

News flash Kathiy-wearing a wedding ring is pagan! So you are being a pagan by wearing one, right?!?

[kinetichearts]

Wow. She is very ignorant. I pity her.

[quest4neverland]

She can kiss my toosh :P I'm glad Kelly Ripa replaced her with Regis :P

[sddesigner]

Why would I care what that idiot (Kathy Lee) thinks about anything????

[coolassmofo]

This is a secular country, which makes us one of the most free and tolerating. She is an obvious dolt.

[cenahater5001]

she is right, pagans suck ass.

[93Nuit93]

She's an ignorant slut!

[KandiJadeOfficial]

Haha. Egyptians were pretty much Pagan. Smart stuff.

[FinlayO]

That's what I was thinking. :P So were they nasty bad Egyptians? This woman is a bit of an idiot.

[sheilab26]

Kathy Lee - you stupid biatch...

[harry911tk]

I actually think she was trying to be funny. They show alot of clips of hers on Soup and she is always saying stupid crap. I think she is trying too hard to be funny.

[harry911tk]

I definately think it was something impulsive, I don't think she meant to insult anyone. Maybe if she had been specific about a particular religion it would had been more shoking.

[hiwaymanx]

What do you expect from a born again Christian other than  complete and total ignorance???

[Enlightenment85]

Exactly!!!

[brandynne]

Kathy Lee is comparable to Mother Theresa...way to go Kathy !

[astrealove]

WTF do you mean? Like Kathy Lee is the opposite of Mother Teresa?

Kathy Lee is a conservative judgmental sweet tart, and I have never heard of her comforting lepers or nursing the poor sick. Also, Mother Teresa would never have sanctioned sweat shops in her name.

I can't help but think that you're joking.

[victoriasparda]

That judgmental little barbie doll!!!!!

[mdcrews]

Ummm...technically the ancient Egyptians were pagans, so both Kathy Lee and the question are chock full of FAIL.

[t0shie]

i am pagan and i am disgusted by this... some people should not be allowed to ever open their mouths and speak if the only things that come out are stupidity and ignorance...

sad...

[Ravisante5000]

I'm Pagan too, and Kathy Lee is just a loudmouthed fame mongering thing, and besides, what does she even know about Pagans?Probably nothing...

[fuzzygoddess]

Not only do the wedding bands come from the Greek Pagan beliefs but the band is placed on the left hand "ring finger",because it was believed the vein in that finger leads directly to the heart. Thus, the ring banding about that heart flow, kept the spouse (initially the woman/wife only), faithfully bound to her husband.

Consider the source for this ignorant pagan slam. KLG remains married to an adulterer because her Fundy Xtian faith precludes self respect & divorce.She's a proud bigot!

[informatist]

Well, after insulting Pagans, she got it wrong!

Wedding bands come from the Greek Pagan belief in the bondage of Prometheus.

Any historian will verify that.

Kathy Lee is ignorant.

[killahead]

Kathy Lee Gifford is a worthless piece of shit worthy of death. She serves no purpose.

[magicpet]

What a fucking bubble head.

[ladysnowladyd]

kathy is a cunt i cant stand her

[flame2hi]

I feel sorry for Kathy Lee. Imagine being on TV everyday and having to fake EVERYTHING.

[Darrylizer1]

All religions are imaginary. Don't run with scissors kids!

[Darrylizer1]

Is there any more proof needed in order to proclaim Kathy Lee one of the great intellectual lights of our, or any other age? I think not! Kathy Lee thy words are as golden droplets from the sun!

[txguy1980]

That is too funny!

[undertakeauthority]

thats a bit mean!

[brandynne]

I wonder if people would be as shocked if a pagan said the same regarding someone of a religious faith.

[VaultCult]

Don't worry...the nasty bad pagans of our day and age will get her with bad nasty incense, cheesy protective spells, fluffy chants, new-age style reiki and herbal medicines! Beware! The fluffy bunnies are coming!

Granted, Iron Age pagans aren't always as inoffensive as the current varieties are. She probably just didn't know any better. She would have pagan ancestors herself so the Iron Age variety she's talking about apply as much to her as any one else.

[FireChildSlytherin5]

I seen this video about 1 hour after this was cast out. One of my Internet Wicca freinds told me about it, I went straight to the Interent and so the whole thing. Even now, I still shocked of what she said. IN LIVE TV!

[katrinaro]

omg. this is just terrible. what if she had said "nasty bad Catholics" or "nasty bad jews"? She'd be fired. BUT, because she says "pagans" - oh, i guess its all okay. sigh.

[brandynne]

Way to go Kathy, your awesome as usual !

[brandynne]

Way to Kathy, your awesome as usual !

[trimby73]

Idiot Kathy Lee.

[Cthulhuftagn]

HATE her...always have.  Now even more.

[nmaye]

Please be sure to email msnbc about this and maybe we can get the apology we deserve. I respect all religions but I will not put up with someone disrespecting others religion be it Pagan, Christian, Muslim, Jew Buddhist etc... No has that right.

Blessed BE

[kitkel4]

pagans are awesome!

[sensorburn]

Well, there are a lot who are very unfriendly. I just lovingly refer to them as "those crazy pagans". They do know how to party. :)

[FantomL0rd]

there is a lot of very unfriendly catholics too just look at hitler and all the nazi's

[sensorburn]

There are many cultures, religions, civilizations etc ..that have been subdued, overpowered or destroyed. It's human nature spanning our entire existence. Can we overcome that?...now that's something to blog about.

Why doesn't everyone send her a huge gift basket with a kind message? :)

[punx4life1313]

she is ignorant

she needs to apoligize to the pagan community

[MYPerspective]

why the hell did she adlib that garbage? how ignorant of her.

[keuch2]

Yet another embarrassment for America. Happy 4th of July!

[ElfinMoon]

I agree 100% with ggmontana. I am offended by Gifford's words, and am outraged that it is socially acceptable to refer to pagans as "nasty" and "ugly". Imagine if she had called Muslims, African-Americans, or the gay community "nasty" and "ugly". She would have lost her job and been forced to make a public real apology (not that half-assed one where she didn't even name the community she offended). Blessed Be

[ktboo0702]

I agree!

[Raphaeline]

I don't think she was thinking clearly about it. She was trying to be entertaining and was probably distracted, which isn't an excuse, obviously.

It was rude of her, but I'm not all up in arms about it because it wasn't malicious, she's just ignorant.

[blackwaterpark108]

all of you petitionfags....you are the cancer that is killing the neopagan movement.

OMG TEH BYRNING TYMZ!!!#JO#@IO BBG!!@#!#@!!1

OVER 9000 WYMYNZ WERE BURNED!11!!!

[ggmontana]

I'm offended by Ms. Gifford's remarks. I don't consider myself nasty, ugly etc. I am a grateful Pagan mother of 4, grandmother of 8, fostermothered 20+ and animalmom to too many to count. I respect the beliefs of others regardless of my ability to understand them. Because of my Pagan beliefs, I wish to send Ms. Gifford nothing but love and positive energy. Karma and the Universe will step in to teach her the lessons she needs to learn from this life. Blessed be.

[yoprettylilmamma]

that stupid fuckiong bitch needs to go fuck herself and astop offending billions of people!

[pagans are also people who aint christain [[[half the world]]]]

[Demialia]

nasty? nasty pagans? ugh. what a dumb bitch. go do some fucking research

[jondough9]

There's a petition for those offended. If you google "kathy lee pagan petition" it's not hard to find.

The person that put this clip up also put Kathie Lee's mocking apology up.

I find her apology far more offensive than her nasty comments.

[TammyM1212]

Poor ignorant woman!

[LordVapor]

Kathy is a bitch. Get her off TV~!!!

[bernadetterose18]

I think she was being sarcastic.

[mikeeboi1029]

lol what a cunt

now i wish Mr. Garrison shot her

[froggyola]

She's an attention starved puppet. She has no idea what she is saying.

[thekahnefreak]

I agree with XChildeofMalkavX, on the "What a bitch" comment. She is an old sweat shop owning whore.

[tallicdeth]

I personally don't care what she's saying. Because I don't take my social cues from her. And I think it just shows what a retard she is, just like the rest of the talking heads are.

[Kantorkanov]

Most Christian holidays have pagan origins or influences. It was a marketing strategy of the early Christian church to take over the dates and plenty of the customs. I wonder how she feels about Easter! Whenever friends told my non-Christian family they couldn't celebrate Christmas or Easter, my parents would just go "Haaa-haaa!".

PS...many peoples (!) wear their wedding bands on the right hand. That tidbit of history is a little bit more complicated too.

[XChildeofMalkavX]

What a bitch, very closed minded of her.

[Mysticblue1212]

Just who is nasty and bad? She broke up her husband's marrage. She had an affair with him while he was married and had children. She made him abandon his children and sick wife. Just how many nasty bad things has she kept under wraps? I also know she didn't care her clothing line took advantage child slave labor. Again, just who is NASTY???

[skullaria]

My FCC complaint number is 08-C00032517.

[concretedoll107]

Why is she even still on television? Her fifteen minutes ended a LONG, LONG time ago. I wonder who she had to sleep with to get herself back onscreen.

Intolerant and ignorant people say intolerant ignorant things, so I suppose it is no surprise from that angle. No one really takes her seriously, anyway. I just wish she wasn't still nationally televised.

[78dodgegirl]

i dont honestly think she knew what she was saying when she opened her mouth. now its gonna bite her in the ass.

[lordofdarium]

As a Pagan, I must say FUCK YOU KATHY!

[koolbandmom]

This just proves...that no matter how "famous" you are or how much money you have....you can still be IGNORANT!...

[hercules7777]

she is continuing her moronic ignorance from the days when she used to run sweat shops. Can you believe they put this dimwit back on TV?

[moiraesfate]

Well, she is a complete twit. Can't expect much more from someone is a brainwashed moron.

[finsterthecat]

What do expect from her. She has always acted as a uppidy bitch, with a closed mind.

[KingMKLA]

Kathy Lee lost all of my respect, not that she ever had any. How does this woman stay on the air? I am a pagan and an aspiring actor, I wanna know who she's sleeping with, cause if he can keep her with a job...He could get me a job. This ignorant woman should go to one of our festivals and see how "nasty" and "bad" we are. I am sure she would be surprised.

[kosiima]

Wow, what an ignorant bitch. Someone please punch her.

[paganfire2012]

wow. if that wasnt just plain rude. I hope she atleast get a hefty fine for her epic moment of stupidity.

[xxChaoticPeacexx]

nasty bad Pagans? yeah...nasty and bad. which totally explains why Christianity took 95 percent of Pagan beliefs, traditions, and holidays and twisted them to fit a more "moral" standard.

nasty, bad Pagans indeed -_- fuck you, Kathy Lee. get a job that doesn't require plastic tits...or a plastic smile.

[Faeryanne]

What the hell is her problem with Pagans?  I think she's bleached her hair one too many times in her life. DITZO!

[fiyahspinnah]

Geez, she's a jerk. What is wrong with her?

[variegatedaries]

What a bigot! She should be sanctioned for this. Fined $1 million for showing her inner twit. This is one more reason to call for a "C Chip" so we can censor xtians the way they want to censor other programs!

[dottye78]

Nasty, bad Kathie Lee

[DarkFireLily]

Of course nobody is going to care about her making comments about us because we're "devil worshippers," remember? If she had've called some Christians "those nasty, bad Christians" you would've seen an uproar. Bullshit, in a nutshell.

[tattoomw]

As a PROUD PAGAN and one that practices religous tolerance (like most Pagans do), I am sickened by her religion bashing! If someone of her "clout" would have said that about Christianity or any other mainstream religion, they would be strung-up by their short hairs and fired! I demand an appology be presented NATIONALLY! Pagans have a hard enough time breaking through the stereotypes and foolish ideologies of the misinformed without her being allowed to get away with fueling the fire!

[froggyola]

Don't give this woman any attention. She is a slave to corporate America and should be pitied.

[maulhoik]

I really wonder if she meant to be slanderous. She may have been trying to be sarcastic to the haters who would judge Pagans. No different maybe than someone saying "big, bad far left liberal" when countering a Bill o'Riley type of view point. As a Pagan, this doesn't seem to be a battle to fight.

[lemonchicken41]

I admit perhaps it was hyperbole when she said it, but if she'd said "the nasty bad muslims" NBC would be flying around apologizing and dodging law suits. Say what you want in your living room, but in jest or not, it's not a real smart thing to say on television.

[MasterVondasLilCat]

ahhhh CRUD! I spelled Anti-Semite wrong!

[MasterVondasLilCat]

You all do know that Mrs. Gifford was born into a Jewish Household right? She was born Kathie Lee Epstein. She bacame a born again christian later in her life AND became an Anit-Semite along with her "Love for Jesus". Hey Kathie! I got news for ya! JESUS IS A JEW YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF CRAP!

[VenusSatanas]

I dEMAND AN aPOLOGY

[skullaria]

She definitely should make a public apology.

[ballebanan]

Some of the most intolerant and ignorant people I've met are Christians. Don't get your panties in a bunch now, I'm not generalising here, just making an observation. :)

[valorarete]

Ye Gods! Wake UP, people... not only is she NOT talking about modern paganism, as the previous poster notes... but she's NOT EVEN SERIOUS!!! The tone of her voice is JOKING. She is making FUN of the "bad, nasty" characterization. Hel-LO! Coffee, anyone???

[skullaria]

I don't separate myself from 'old' paganism, and it doesn't matter. If a pagan child hears that, they are going to take it as it is, just as I think it was meant.

[VenusSatanas]

heh id like to characterize her faith and tradition over a cup of coffee and a few jokes too.

[t0shie]

joke or not, she must be pretty ignorant to think that no one's gonna get offended...

[DanStauffer]

For crying out loud she's not even talking about modern paganism. Lighten up people.

[moonravenstrunk]

That may be true, but what kind of hell would break loose if she said "those nasty bad christians?" Or nasty bad jesus lovers? The Shit would hit the fan!!!!

[hbp121]

ITA with you on that!

[skullaria]

Pagan is pagan is pagan and I am pagan.

[Kawamura2]

agreed

[attuj55]

That woman is beyond ignorant and doesn't really deserve much attention. Money talks over here and I, for one, intend to let my ,money do the talking by letting her sponsors know that I WILL NOT buy any of the products that she advertises.

[Misaio]

:sigh: It's like every single person would rather spew hateful words rather then sit down and read a book. Easter and Christmas...both stem from major Pagan holidays. Love thy religion. But don't bash mine. So let's all smile, nod and hope that somewhere, in some time...poor, old Kathy learns to watch her language. And tsk-tsk on the networks for even putting that option up there. If I don't say mean things of you, don't say such to me.

[JimTS]

Is it that a) she's full of hate for anyone who doesn't accept Jesus as their lord and savior? B) she lives under a rock and doesn't understand that comments like that tend to get you in a world of shit? Or is it c) The Christian fundamentalists -- the nasty, bad Christian fundamentalists -- are largely unaware that people called "pagans" are still around?

[ravenfire1973]

I have never been a Kathy Lee fan, but that is neither here nor there. I think its obvious that she doesnt have knowledge regarding the Pagan religion. We all know Christianity stems from Paganism.

I will not sit here and "bash" Kathy Lee, as I myself am Pagan and proud. I only hope that she has the courtesy to make a public appology to those of us that she offended.

[75echo]

Wikipedia quaote on peganisim "has modern connotations of spiritualist, animistic or shamanic practices or beliefs of any folk religion"

So,i dont see the whole fuss, pagans are bad and nasty ....this is a well known fact.Are there any sweet, loving pagans? :-) :-)

[intrigue1813]

Because I am a sweet loving pagan I am going to take the time to bless you in your life.. may you only know happiness and love :) :) I am so sorry that you are ignorant but perhaps the universe will give you the tools to overcome it

[ProudPagan48]

Which of the descriptive words from the source you quoted denotes "bad" or "nasty"? I am pretty sure it is not spiritualist. Perhaps you misread animistic for animalistic? If it is shamanic then you would probably NOT want to address a gathering of Native Americans any time soon. If it was the reference to any folk religion, maybe you should check into your own genealogy to see what religions your ancestors practiced. The MAJORITY of pagans are sweet, loving, kind, good people.

[Kawamura2]

yes, many.

[Jaladrian]

Why even include "option 3" as a possible answer? Unless you are looking for a way to make a "bad nasty" comment about a people and belief system that Christianity has been actively and violently trying to wipe out as being a competitor for peoples souls. Talk about a hostile takeover. Those kinds of comments only serve to fuel the hatred that is already extant concerning beliefs that many have roots in but know nothing about. That KLG is an idiot is sad, what's sadder is that she is not alone.

[Jaladrian]

...and sure I get that the tone of her voice suggests that she was "trying" to make a joke, since she knows full well that many of her viewers are 'mainstream' - however I agree that such a comment would not 'fly' with any other cultural group. The 'answer' was ridiculous anyway and she knew that it was wrong (since when did 'pagans' believe it to be bad luck to wear metal on their right side). Besides the 'celebs' just mouth the words of the script writers, she gets credit for choosing poorly.

[demonella]

Seconded. It's not so much about "I'm personally offended", it's more "we're a legitimate group, we need to let people know that we're here and we're not going to stand for crap like this".

I'd like an on-air apology, personally. Joke or not, it's incredibly bad form.

[jansworld]

this woman is so full of "gaa gaa" it's not funny. if she had even HALF OF A BRAIN, she would know that Pagans carry different metals all the time as they each have different magickal properties. LEAD TO GOLD!

[jondough9]

According to her wiki...

She was Anita Bryant's live-in secretary/babysitter.

Her brother, Rev. David Paul Epstein, is an evangelical Baptist preacher and pastor.

Kathie Lee attended Oral Roberts University.

With such strong ties to a religion that's well known for speaking up when slurred in a public forum.....you'ld think she would know better.

[Belle021231]

Pagan is pre-Christian and not anti-Christian. Kathie Lee is either ignorant of the true meaning of a Pagan or just too damn stupid to grasp the concept.

[falconskitchen]

It's only proof that the media, who claim to have the scoop on everything, have no fucking clue as to what their ever talking about.

[redquas6920]

Kathy Lee you don't know what the fuck your talking about you stupid bitch!!!

[lilhornygreenguy]

Also remember Egyptians were also pagan as well as all of our distant ancestors as Christianity was build and heavily influenced by pagan beliefs if you doubly just look at our holidays every one is based on pagan holidays

[skullaria]

I kept thinking that too - is she so stupid that she doesn't realize that the Egyptians were pagan? lol She's just uninformed. Why do we even listen to people so........dumb? Well, I don't. And I'm certainly not GOING to either.

[Angitia41]

I Am Pagan And That Really Upset Careless, And Heartless Woman.Karma Kathy Lee Remember Karma

[bozzutoman]

I'm neither Pagan nor Christian, but I am disgusted by Ms Gifford's heartless religious slur. Her callous statement reveals her inner-bigotry towards the religious beliefs of Pagans everywhere. This is simply shameful behavior that deserves a public apology by her and an official reprimand or better yet firing by NBC.

[jubchuqun]

How ignorant on so many levels. "Pagans" are not a single religion, but many and varied, from different cultures and countries. Just for starters. ~Li

[halfmoonhowl]

Woah, my name is spelled that way too. Li... Creepy.

[jubchuqun]

I read some of your comments on your YouTube page. It looks like we also share an intolerance for "stupidity" as well. Actually, my legal name is "Lee Lewis," but I am Cherokee and more often use the Cherokee spelling "Li Luyi" when writing with Roman letters. (Everyone thinks its Chinese, but that's another story!). Oh- Loved your Lion King Ladies! Well done! ~Li

[halfmoonhowl]

Haha, thanks!

[Amandey20]

Wow, what an ignorant woman. Sad that in today's world we still have so many closed minded people.

[pezsez1]

How are these comments by Kathy Lee (or Kathie Lee? She's not worth a glance on Wiki) any different than the comments made by Don Imus?

Why hasn't NBC apologized?

[bozzutoman]

Agreed. This is despicable behavior that gets short attention because her slur didn't involve a racial group or a "major" religion.

If she'd said bad nasty jew or mexican... whew... she'd be freakin lambasted.

[leapetra]

she was annoying before, now she is offensive.

[lashabane]

"nasty, bad pagans"?! bitch, i just cast a spell at you. enjoy the crotch rot.

[TBarrettS]

Kathie when will you ever learn - talk about foot in mouth.